Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 156 › Conversation 156-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H. R. Haldeman and Camp David
Monday, November 27, 1972 · 9:30 AM–11:14 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication with the Camp David operator to request an outgoing call to his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. This administrative interaction reflects the President's reliance on operator assistance to facilitate direct contact with key staff while residing at the presidential retreat. No policy matters or substantive political discussions were addressed during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 156-1
Date: November 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 11:14 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 231-19]
Request a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on November 27, 1972
- 156-002 9:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am.
- 156-003 9:30 AM · 18 min — Camp David operator, John V. Brennan, President Richard M. Nixon, and Felix Houphouet-Boigny talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:20 am.
- 183-004 9:30 AM · 1 min — John V. Brennan, Camp David operator, and Alex G. Toumayan talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am.
- 183-005 9:30 AM · 17 min — Camp David operator, John V. Brennan, Alex G. Toumayan, President Richard M. Nixon, and Felix Houphouet-Boigny talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:20 am.
- 231-001 9:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am.
- 231-002 9:30 AM · 44 sec — John V. Brennan and Alex G. Toumayan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am.
- 231-003 9:30 AM · 17 min — John V. Brennan, Alex G. Toumayan, Camp David operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Felix Houphouet-Boigny met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am.
- 231-019 9:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 156-001, November 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/156-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).